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New apps project for rheumatic heart disease
20 Feb 2014RHD Australia has embarked on a project to develop two apps for smart phones to prevent and manage acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and... Read on
Is there a medical anthropology of rheumatic heart disease? By Dr Suzanne Belton
30 Jan 2014A report presented at the RHD Australia Conference 2013: Practice and Culture by Dr Suzanne Belton of the Menzies School of Health Research... Read on
World Congress of Cardiology | 4-7 May 2014 | Melbourne
30 Jan 2014Do you have your ticket yet? Register today for the World Cardiology Congress, held in Melbourne, 4–7 May. With a specific Indigenous... Read on
Photos and presentations from RHD Australia Conference 2013
17 Dec 2013In November 2013, the RHD Australia Conference 2013: Practice and Culture was held in Darwin to bring together experienced people working... Read on
PhD Scholarship to reduce inequality in heart disease
12 Nov 201312 November 2013 Call for Expressions of Interest Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute is an independent, internationally renowned... Read on
MEDIA RELEASE: Call to arms to save children from rheumatic heart disease
07 Nov 2013Thursday 6 November 2013 A leading paediatric cardiologist has emphasised the need to prevent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Indigenous... Read on
Beating rheumatic heart disease: Experts converge in Darwin
05 Nov 2013Tuesday 5 November 2013 Experts from around the country will meet in Darwin today at the RHD Australia Conference 2013: Practice and... Read on
MEDIA ALERT: Experts gather in Darwin to prevent rheumatic heart disease
04 Nov 2013Monday, 4 November 2013 Health professionals from across Australia will converge in Darwin this week as part of Australia’s fight to... Read on
Review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians
17 Oct 2013Caitlin Gray, Neil Thomson | Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet10 October, 2013 A review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart... Read on
Preventable disease leaves 13 year old with mechanical heart valve
27 Sep 2013Friday, 27 September 2013 RHD Australia will mark World Heart Day on 29 September by reminding people that rheumatic heart disease is... Read on
National Heart Week
05 Apr 2013The inaugural National Heart Week kicks off on Sunday May 5th. National Heart Week gets underway from Sunday 5th May to Saturday 11th May... Read on
World Heart Federation and RHD
05 Apr 2013This week the World Heart Federation released its Position statement on the prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease. Affirming... Read on